Re: [HACKERS] Re: pgsql/doc (FAQ_MSWIN INSTALL_MSWIN)

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: pgsql/doc (FAQ_MSWIN INSTALL_MSWIN)
Date: 2000-10-19 15:59:13
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.4.21.0010191258460.974-100000@thelab.hub.org
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > Bruce Momjian writes:
> >
> > > No. I will turn it into an FAQ, and the item will be "How do I install
> > > PostgreSQL on MS Windows". How's that?
> >
> > I don't see how that would be better. Why this artificiality?
> > Installation instructions belong into INSTALL files. FAQs are questions
> > asked by people because the documentation is incomplete or the software is
> > badly designed. I mean, you could make everything a FAQ, but FAQs should
> > be a backup thing, not a first order documentation resource.
>
> Currently all our platform-specific files are FAQ's. I can imagine
> someone realizing that, looking for an MS one, and giving up and never
> seeing INSTALL_MSWIN. Also, the platform-specific stuff is on the web
> pages under FAQ. I don't want to make a separate section just for the
> MS OS.

MS_FAQ:

1. How do I install?
a. Read the INSTALL_MSWIN file

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